Total Crime Rate
436.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brunswick Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Congleton East , and the 16th highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Brunswick Street (CW12 1QF) in the last 12 months was 436.1 per 1,000 residents and was 542.2% higher than the Congleton East average (67.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 101 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 1100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -45.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 134 (≈ 335.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 458.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brunswick Street (CW12 1QF), the main crime hotspot is near Brunswick Street. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 77 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Congleton East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Vicarage Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Barton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bridge Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bridge Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brown Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | King Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunswick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunswick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brunswick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bradwell Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brown Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaw Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Vaudrey Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vicarage Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Borough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brown Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fox Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaw Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fox Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shaw Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brown Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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